The Rev. Luke T. Bitzkie, a Bandera local, was ordained into the ministry on Aug. 9. Bitzkie was sponsored by an ESTARL (Eastern Star Chapter 643) scholarship in support of his theological education. He is an ordained Baptist minister affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Alliance of Baptists and is pursuing a doctorate in Hebrew Bible studies at The Jewish Theological Seminary of America at Columbia University. Bitzkie’s scholarship focuses on disability and embodiment in the Hebrew Bible. He plans to return to seminary to complete his doctorate. The chapter thanked Bitzkie for his hard work and dedication to a life of service. BULLETIN PHOTOS/ Tracy Thayer
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